The Force Awakens
[Preached at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in San Diego, CA on Christmas Eve, 2017] The Force Awakens A long time ago in a civilization far, far away, a hero named…
Blog of the Rev. Janine Schenone
[Preached at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in San Diego, CA on Christmas Eve, 2017] The Force Awakens A long time ago in a civilization far, far away, a hero named…
How common it is to experience disappointment and a sense of abandonment by God when we adopt a course that we believed to be God’s will, only to experience it…
[Sermon preached at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church on 8/13/2017 in San Diego, CA] My usual sermon preparation work begins two weeks before a sermon, when I look at the readings.…
I recently returned from an international preaching conference titled “Preaching on the Borders” in San Antonio, Texas. The conference is a combination of worship sessions with preaching from stellar preachers,…
[Sermon delivered at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, San Diego, on 2/5/2017] My sisters and brothers in Christ, Our country is deeply divided. Americans either love or HATE the movie…
I recently returned from my uncle’s funeral, at which his longtime companion Betsy said to me, “Sometimes I read your blog.” “Wow,” I said. “I haven’t written there for a…
In January, I was the recipient of a great privilege: over three weeks of vacation and rest between my previous post at All Saints Church and my new post as rector…
[This sermon was preached at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on my final Sunday there on January 3, 2016 before I leave to assume my duties as Rector of…
In our Gospel reading for December 20 (Luke 1:39-55), we hear of the meeting of two pregnant women, Mary and her relative Elizabeth. Pregnant women often compare notes, to find…
Recently, I have been thinking about being in the dark, both the literal darkness of short days and the figurative darkness of uncertainty and worry. That’s because I just read…
[This sermon was preached on Oct. 11, 2015, at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA] To listen to the sermon on giving up the nonessential in our lives for God,…
As Pope Francis prepares to canonize the Franciscan Friar Junipero Serra, some are protesting and some are celebrating the “first Hispanic saint” of the U.S. As a graduate of Junipero…
Between the worldwide refugee crisis and the discussion of U.S. immigration in our presidential debates, we are faced with the question of how we respond to those who cross the borders…
“What Jesus means is that to truly have life, we must drink deeply of the life of the Spirit. This means entering fully into the Passion of Life, the struggle for liberation and salvation. Otherwise, this becomes a highly stylized ritual with no real meaning—people drinking from golden goblets in palaces, secure in their privilege.”